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ores by a Stiat‘ish and the other by a French Geezer both were released with costs and charges, after a- hearioe Me French and Spanish Court , of Priest Appeal.He hoped that the same sense of puelitednte - which bad in another place triumphed this eight would here alts put the public in posses sion of the necessary information upon this import-, net point. It was net for the interest of thii'Couns ivy to turce a war between America and. Fret , iee et to a war between4esgland and America, a war byte:vett France and Atnerica would be most 'Mitt, see t s. The neutrality of America eves the ItliKlos of ( I ,t'n:.sing the manufaclures of Britain. The retalia. tioe of French prohibition Would but deprive the " mere wealthy among the French people of a few le euries, while-tile annihilation of neutral comterce Nvoiild be most minrious to _ the manufa6tures of Britain: The accumulation of sugars that would be created here by the colleaed produce of the various: Islands conquered by this Country ; by .the impor tation from the French islands in American hot toms; and by the importation from 'the Brazils, rsess sanctioned by A& of Parliament. The arts of ' se!sstitutiote which the Trench people. would learn, eed the, privations to which they wind(' accustom themselves, would be lasting injuries to this Cowie • I Qe . end her Colonies. Thus this measure, which penieed so much benefit at the outset, was attend ed welt much mischief in the result. . - rur i rto atrum, • p a ollatin piscem muliet formosa superne. A great bustle *as made, and all ended in raising seheid. The injury . to merchants would perhaps be _Me se sttongly felt, exemplifying the power our Allies may have in. retaliating the provisions of this eorder. ' t Sicilian ship may sail for Naples, but would be obliged in sailinee thence to put into a firitiSh port. .t.iweden, a6tiel on this principle, may . brieg in a ship with a Lettish cargo e to account for conduct in 'sailing between any twe ports in the • 'Mediterranean, without touching at a Swedish port. , Tho 'right weli, perfeAly equal and reciprocal., He deprecated proceedings which would ievolve the Country in a quarrel with the only remaining neu-_ trel. He ridiculed the idea of those who abused the Order of the 7th of brittary as imbeCile, and who now quoted them as authority of fisree in' this qnes don, eed who in like mateeser censured as ruinous invasions of the Navigation AA, the •.revisions of the AA of last Session, for allowing the Americans to import the necessaries of life: into our' West India • Colonies. He trosted the House would pause be ' torseit gave its sanction to a measure of such effed, .2:+d re Lde founded in right and law. e - feed CASTLEREAGH contended, that the Orders of Council were foended in a principle of forbearance towards America, and hot likely to in jure their commercial interests in any degree aa tnuch as the adoption of the rule of the war of 1,7e6. The statement contained in the aeswer of LArd llowick to Mr. Rist, that the Government of this Country would not cease to aet.epon the .C)' ter of the 7th ofJanuary, until neutrals should procure the revocation of the French Decree, but ill accorded with the sentiments expressed - by the Noble Lord ceepsite (Lord H. Petty). Whatever relaxation of illAigOir of its Decree the French Government might have found it convenient to adopt at home, it was most rigidly enthreed in all the French Colo niefe It was not until after the Peace of Tilsit, that es• - e•es tind 'herself in a condition to exeeute that :,te'.generally over tho Continende .countries •cii to her controul r While she was excite!. ee‘e:•' ss or produce from alfr Parts of the. Continent, was this, Country to submit without throwing any impediment in the way of her supply of tier colo olal produce). If the rule of 1756 were to be applied td America, it would deprive her of full tine half of her exports. Could the Noble Lord contend that it was not an advantage to America that we had not dt!lared the Enemies' Colonies in a state of block de,? The ArneriCanS. would have no right to cow rain of the duties proposed to be laid en, because they were oalv, the carriers, and the duty: week], o f coktrit, fsii uptirt the consumers. As to the etise:t t►izt migh t ho prodeeed upon the conunerce of this eel try by the state of the Continent, he admitted . that lit eSisorts might for a time be checked, bat the t, could not last long, becettse,ne preSsure could keep clown the vast extent of tertitery under prolii-' bitien, in such a .manner, that the interests of indi eiemeswould tacit isirdnce them to prOcure such arti: des as maybe necessary for them. ,As to the (10, v 3.. nee re eeiee to our relations, with America, he' could assure the I-louse that he and his Collheues were'. extremely anxious to avert the interruption Of peace sod amity with that Country.' If the calamity of war should nehappile take place, whenever the con. , duct of his Majesty's Minister, shell he brotight uns elseeconsideratione it would be seen,' that no efrprt had been spored in order to prevent it. If' war. shoeld teethe consequence, it will appear, that no' treitessien or submission could have prevented it ; and it might mot be' unlikely, that the forbearance of this-Conntry„had been seat, as to have Misled the AtTlericals, both as to themselves and as fo this Cpeetry. The ergumerits of the Noble Lord cane, With a Wit grace from tetese who had iteld'elte l ti sense: Miltiiitteit in Vord'HOwick's ntetwer to Mr. 4tist ; 'rather 010041 they Snow tnaintain the 1)11116- plies which they then professed, at a time too when the dangers of the Country were not soinueitient its presaU The con:iViverrce war would be the loss to Atreitilea of hee whole export - trade, whilst only one four+ of eta-exports would be ernhingered by that event. Oar! means of oilmen% American produce in her ports, in conseqoench of our vast penises were far more extensive than her internal tocaos of excludi lig 04, and coesaequently a consider able portion of whey this COutttry now experts to e s teeriee would find itsseuy into that Coutitry, not rithatanding a war. We were not, from the 'mere apeteheusion of a we&r . with that Country, to shrink from the assertion) of those maritime eights which are so essential to our national strength aod pros perity. qteseeten new , Wtis, whether we were to. be conquterel tiyitte Frezeih or not ? •Buotiaparte had eseiyed hie it:ilit,;(l. worlare ate:lest es in e fe e et :ally, us' Ls; 'Seas now 'trying the seeeteite of re'eote mercial wert4e. rut cttttldt vein the p u bli c:, spirit o r 11:0 Co,.owy, and hd vvii4 convinced the n3tion vt.:;t-AW not the Coill4oSt; TO order to Obtain any . eeisee with_ Frtmcc, iii older tea make :het IiVO tte p,(ICO, IllOSt pi'VVC 10 tic's that sheeeto make tit)' ill4l - 1..i0h he only prove ee c o hieing with that Coeutty it; eiv;i er inter coilM, is ation,lcd ii perseeereeee in the. war, till by e proud defiance of all her mean s , we b een convinee ber of nermehility to destroy or weaken tnays.we coley rehitioes l auneable, intere course, not of suspended warfare with her 5 but that can never be expeCled, till we fhall have est abli;hetl the proof, that im i n si rnment s i n , can em ploy will avail for the reduelion of the power or the resources 'of this Empire. • ' The Gallery ova; then cleared for a division, when the numbers appelred For, the Second Reading -4, Against it 94 Majority for Ministerq - -r 120 While strangers were excluded, another division look place updu the question, that The Bill he com mitted this day (Friday). For the Question - - . - . 147 .Against it - - . . __ _ • _ . _ Mr. 7 SHERID4N, finding the determination of the House to be, that the continuation of the De bate on this important' Bill should proceed in, the Committee to-morrow, gave notice, that he should postpone his notice for Paper;, with regard to Swe den, to Tuesday next, Monday being occiupled by Lord Folkstone's Motion concerning Oude.,, Adjourned at HALF PAST Tln this morning. MAILS. AA IL Iv E —3 Cottenhurgh, z,Dtiblin, i Waterford. Du 1, Waterford. PRICE, OF STOCKS Tills PA Y A r TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols 6.lii I Itcd, Ann. - - t4l 'T Ii E‘ S UN `• 1101.1111 QUIS DICSR.S TALSUI4 AUDILAT? L 0 N D 0 N, rRiDAy, IMBRUAItY 19, IE3OB. Tuts morning the Cottenburgh • Mail due on Wedne'sday arrived, and We are sorry to say it ,affords us an additional . proof of the blind snlatnis.. sion of the Court of Pctersburgh to the Will Of. . , BITONAi'ARTR. The zmperor ALEXANDER has, in obedience to the .commands of the French 'Ruler, declared. War against Sweden, and when the last advices left Gotteuburgh (Feb. t t.).th); the Russian and Danish Ministers were about to (iuit Sweden. There is:fitrong reason to believe that the French General tAUL:INCOURT was the bearer of BUOlsift , , PARTE'S orders to the Lanperor ALE,NAtintia to comMit an aEt which must be as injurious to his interests as it is derogatory to his honour. Ic is: a singular, but art indisputable fact; that .BUONAP . ARTP, very seldom commits a serious injury without accompanying it with the most cruel insult. It was not sufficient for' BpONAPARTH to force the Emperor of RusstA to violate all his • engagementi with the King of SWEDEN, and to .forfeit the good opinion and affix tion of his own subjeas,,but he thought it 'necessary, in order to complete the degradation of ALExAtinga, 'that Gen.Csair.tycoOßT; the 'Man employed to , ,seize tho Duke IY.ENonteN immediately before'the murder of that gallant Prince, should be the bearer of his orders!' If Plivate 4ettershoWever May be depended upon, CAumtstijourtl. was.also instritaed to demand the Sister of the ENREIOR of RUSSIA in marriage, for BUONAIIARTE, who, according to report, is soon , to be divorced from Joszeitusi. It is also added, . 1 the Princess expressed the utmost horror at the pro', posal but if the demand be persisted in, we stip. pose it be complied with. YESTERDAY Lord SIDMOUTR brought forward Inc Motion respe6ting the Fleet, and, alter a very long discussion, it was negatived by a majo rity-of 10.5 to 51. Previous toLord Srnmotnn's Motion, a Conversation tool: phice upon a MOtion of Lord GRENVILLC for the predation of some Papers, and, on. LI division, Ministers were left in a minority of mine, the numbers being for the Motion 47, against it 38. The division was quits unexpe6ted, and it k not unwortlly of, notice, that of the 47 votes in favour of.the Motion, Sl.O were Proxies; E Opposition Write . rs have made,a very inge nious cliscovery, tivhiU appears to afford them very great satisla6tion, and that is, that some differ ences subsist bet Ween the Members of :the pre sent Administration'. Zt wonld certainly boa subieEt of triumph to the Pairkgs of the soil to sae the Councils .of the Country distraEted at this awful crisis ;, but, untorionately . for them, this,most im portant discovery has not iligiltost foundation in The Russian Ainbassador and suite sailed on ,Wed,.. nesdoy, from Dover for ,Cidak. a • A proposal has been made, by Government, to the boat-builders at Dover, for building • as many fiat-bot tomed boats as they could possibly complete within the space of six weeks. MT. CANNING waited on the KING, on Wednes day, and had an silldiellet) of his MAJESTY--a cir cumstance of which the Opposition have availed thernseivev.to make it the foundation of some very ingenious surmises and curious reports: The first Stone of the Monument in - honour of Lord NULSON i watt to:be laid ott Monday lot:, at Dublin, by -114 Gra4 the Lord Lieutenant. The Garrison and Yeonioury Were to attend, and the Whole Al'll9 expeacd to be a magnificent apOtacle. The silvts from the Castle- to Sackviile-street.weito to be lined with troops. The Nobility and Gentry Who have subscribed to this natiorial memorial We er to be present, as well as the Lord Nrayor,- Men, and :Corporation. The Monomerit is to he 3 simple column 188 feet iu height, 'and appearance to that called l'oMpey's in Egypt, siturned near the. scene - of one yf Opt 114.i9yrioils • 11!..ro's most splendid, viciodot. oorTl,7x:3l, , RGtf GOTTEN SUOI-1, ITF•111 `Stocltholm Post of te , dayAmi brnught,The - linvortant intelli r,-.nce that •:RUSSIA has DECLARED WAR AGAINST SWEDEN ; and some accounts state, that the Russians have already entered Swedish Fin hod: Both-Moms. ALorcUs, (the -ittissian ter, and Count M:)41,1i.E, the Danish MiniSte - Were about to leave Stockholm. The Orlieers!and Stall* of the SWedfsh Aimy in Finland had-received order's - to join with all possible expedition.. A Danish Man of War (zi 74) has been crnizing off 'this Port for more than a, week 'past, but such has been the'state of the winds, that althowrh'three English Line-of-battle Ships are lying here, not one of them haS been ableJo go in quest.of her. The frost set in yesterday very hateusely, and there is now every appearance of a severe winter. STOCKnoz;m, JAN.25.—Her MLijesty, the Queen,' and their Royal 'Highnesses .the Prince. ROM, and ',,Princess Sophia \Vac!mina, arrived here last Friday from Gripsßolm. His Majesty the King returned from the above !loyal Country Seat . the tad COPEN/LWEN, JAN. foth of last month a, ship under Russian colours wag • 'detained by our cruizers and, brought into this port,' which t , ac-, cording to the ship papers produced, came fiom a Neutral Port; but a Danish' seaman who Was on board betrayed the secret, -that i the Ship came from London. The right Ship-papers were concealed in an artificial ham Made of tin, with great art, and found in a locker in. the 'cabin. The 'Asiatic, or East India Company has still five Ships at sea, the return cargoes of which are estimated at 2,155,600 'rix 7 do4ais (about 437,9001.) • COPENHAGEN, JAN. Royol, Highness the CROWN PRINCE Set out yesterday tsar Kiel, with his Hi ILICS3 Bitted bums rIAN of 'Hesse, and .euite: • Prince Wti,LIANI of Prussia, brother of his Prus sian Majesty, is arrived in Paris, and has had a long. private audience of the If Sea-Coal, . fire-wood, and coffee are extremely • scarce in *this' capital. GoTereNeunen, J. e.g.—Yesterday arrived at Cladsholm, a harbour to the northward of this, His 33ritannic Majesty's Ship Vanguard. .11 , assau and Stately, of. 6 . 4 '-gnns each, together 'With the • Quetee Frigate and Lynx Sloop, yet remain here, as wen as several small English Vessels of War; • Three or four More English Merehants have ar rived here from St, Petersburgh, who, with great difficulty; obtained Passports to depart from t hence. They state that Paesporis were refused to the perset,is remaining, of whom there . were severel., There is considerable demand here for colonial produce. A number of foreigners have arrived to purcite4e Sugar and coffee, winch articles have risen, t 0.50, per cent. in Hamburgh and in the Baltic ; a 1 large quantity, it is said, .1 . 13 (in the present difficulty of navigation) going overland to Russia. GOTTENEUROft,' FEB. I.—Accounts received this, day from 3tockholin announce, that a Russian Army of 3e,000 men is on the Frontiers. of There were at firseso,ooo, but as it was found cult to provision so many, six regiments' were marched home . egain. GLISTAVIA, Ilfl ST. BARTIIOLMEIN, Nov. Yesterday, between ewe and three o'clock in the morning,. lauded in this Isl tnci, at a place called Grand Galette,. a, Corps of about tOO French sal diets; and took possession of the leatteriefi and guard house, on which occasion I Corporal and 2 Swedish Soldiers were killed. They confiscated about 76,600, bags of coffee belonging to an American house, posSessed thenielVeseofa Swedish Brig of 16 guns, and a. Schooner under Americen Cdlours e and then left the Island.--(Stockheinz Gazette, Ea. 6). Leoffaaw, Dec. inhabitants of all the towns .a,nd provinces of the former kingdom sof Etruria have now taken the oath of allegiance to the. Emperor:and King Nsroenber. The Etrnriaos are marching to Upper Italy, and this piece is occupied by a numerous French garrison. Ja the Fort, which cover the,City and Porte preparations are making to receive the English with red hot balls, in case they should :lucent . ); ha attack. Whether Etruria is to be incorporated with: Prance, or whether LUCIEN BUONAPARTE is to be our Sovereign is not yet cided, STOCKIIOILAIi JAN. b.—The statue of the late King, Gestevvis W. was uncovered on ,the 24th alt. It is . ereetedi on the spot where, after the Peace of Werela, the Xing landed from the Fleet which had obtained the viotory. near Swensksand. CoraernAGEN, FEU. Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived at :Kielson on the 4th of last month. H A NOVPIt, JAN. 24.—The fortress of Haineln, 1 7, (.eotge, itud Nieuburgh, will be dismantl e d ; rii.ntqlitiott of their fortifications. was began the tl., v bvf, yesterday. neeeOESßUßati, 2.5 ! ---On the 16th hist' their . PrUSSiart Majesties returned to . Konigsbuegh from - ideate) Ili perfect :health, on which Occas i on • aim vapitai was illuminated in the evening. eri4FOrve, 2 t .—The French Geteeral of Division 41 icoetip arrlyecl hereyesterday, The ru of Swiss troops in ocnc ply ;311101111N 110 W to 13,23 men. Greg e:xerti.ins aro making,to procure, the 2,600 still wanting. NArLEs, 3.—According to letters from Si cily, King 11.EriniNAim lives in a very recirea m in ner at Palermo. The' Prince of Hesse Phillipsthal commands the Royal troopi,- which do not amount to More than' 6,000 me m,- The English and the Germand in their pav are; not more than 3,000 men :English have in icily, one Ship Of the three • Frigates, two Corvettes, and five or six Gun-boat i. COPENIIAGS;q, JAN. 23.—According to a notifica-, .lion published by . 'to foreign of Norway; by order of the highest authority, the late Ordinance re lative, 'to Foreign Privateers is not to be in force: when the prize is English. The principle laid down—" Free . Ships make free G 0045," is' tO be observed with respeel to all Nentral Ships, • and those of friendly PoWers, which may put into the ports. of Norway, 'and the cargo shall not ,be „opened or broken into; but if an English cargof be fonud in a free Ship,- whether discharged: , or transhipped, or a ship so laden be stranded; it shall, with its cargo, be treated as enemy's property. TORTPIOUTH, FEB. tB.—Arrired. La Coquette Sloolit of War, Capt. FORBES, and Adonis Cutter, Lieur. M'KILLor, from a cruize ; Mary,..l.\-hont,E -YARD (for Rio Janeiro); Co/unzints, VoLLAres, (19r Surinam) and tkilliam Dent, MussbN, from the Do: &; Jupiter, GRANT, ane.; Mars, SGARLE, from Ilfracombe. Sailed the Avenger Sloop of War, Carr. WHyra,' with a convoy, for the Downs ; thu Margaret Sophia, for St. Übe's. DUBLIN, FEB. 12.—The Otyntpus, frop is ashore near Dunteary, and full of. water ; the Mercator, of. Portland, FaREMAN . Master, from Phi ladelphia, with flax-seed, the Jane, from Killongh, viith malt, and the- St. Michael, from Wexford, with barley, drove ashore in the gale of wind of last night;at Dutleary ; the cargoes, it is feared, will be very much damaged, but the Vessels are expected to be got off: - The Union, CRAIG, from Whitehaven, with coals, a 136 drove as:iore last night at Bray ; and the Diana American Ship, from,ew York, which hiy Pnolbeg, drove from her anchors, and is near the Southwall. .• A ballast Galleard, which was to an anchor off the Pidgeen Houie, pealso a Fishing-wherry, .called. the fain, of Rush,- both sunk near the Pidgeon' House; two of the crew of the latter are drowne44 A Letter from Gottenburih states the rodowmg 0 most unjustifiable proceeding on the part of the Dane 3, and winch for tlt3 information of all mari ners, ,it , is the more necessary to publish **“ • Near the Sow there runs a reef of, rocks easterly.; about a league in extent, inV'Oe Categat : to.guard :against which there vas unto' the rupture with Dentnaik a light at the SC4W. The Danes have now erected a light about a leave. to the west of the original light ; thus dritwhlg . any Ship unacquainted, with the alteration into certain de stru6;tion." • N fr. ALLINGH 4i: is the author of the new Farce whlch i. prepaiiug at Covent Garden thcalre, • .The Public are indebted to this Gentleman for several original and very amnsing works of the same kit+ Mr. CONDEt.L, it seems, has provided serve music: particularly calculated to give scope to the grotesque humour Of LISTON. The Farce is to be called Tho. igdouls Choice * - CITY 131.til I N RSS—Yesterday the LonD MAyoit held a Couit of Common Ctiuncil, which was very numerously attended. H AnvisY CHRISTIAN-CO:1411E0 Esq. was re-ele6ted Governor of the Irish ;Society , and the Deputy, and several Assistan.s of the said So6iety wefts appoinfed - for the ensuing year. The Loan "Ntsvkia laid before the Conrt a Letter he had received from 'ThigadierGenerA LUMLEY, in answer to the Vote of Thanks of the Court, of the rsth . of September last, for 'his tueritorifais and gal lant cousin& at , the attack and capture of Monte Video; which was - read and ordered to be entered ors the Journals. • The Court Mari) 1 upon Genera) IrVITITF,LOCKE 19. adjourned till Monday,.on account of the illnes3 of Lord LAKE. • . The .Trustees of the Clrith . -Fiall ar Leeds havo` 'failed iwtheir attempt to persuade the TraSteCi of the Bradford Piece-Hail , to follow their , example in petitioning.at present for peace With a spirit that does thenv infinite eredit,'they have replied to the requisition o f t h e 101 of January, r,;iying, that they rely hilly on his , 111,tigsty, ..through hii Ministers, rr seizinevery opp ortunity to snake pi:,•.ce on rea-. sociable sent now can h a V e no efititt to accelerate so tlqint» and honoticable terms , and that a Petition. ble an object, but may increase the demand of our Enemies.—(Leeds Intelligencer.) SMITHVIELD MARKE T o Fen. r 9. 4 ., Th is . day'smarket had but a short stypik a dif ferent kinds at Cattle ; Beef and Mut! oi i are ( 313C i i r r than our last report ; . Pork .i*dearer ;,Wal snfipokts. last price; and the trade for the Most pa wa s not over brisk.---Thesales in the Haymarket were some what dull ; liay and traw obtained 13st price; .0 1 0 - yer has got up in pricesinceMonday's market.—W (3 subjoin a correct statement' of the 'prices and i l Olll tiers,: ' - _ , To sink the orra per stone f,rit h. • Beef 3s. icd. to 4s. Sd. 9tt(itt .iS. od• to ~ s• NI- —Vi23l bs. ott. to tis. Qtly Linnb os. otl. to as. cd.-1),o;:. 6s. ed. to .. . , 'iii.'atitti. 570.—Site01) / 4500.---CaNCS, 2j0. - --I l igst 4c0% Flab sl. lo . li. to , 61. o/ - . od.—Clover 01. os. ud. to i'l• 7 5 ' I od.--Straw I. iBs. o , i. to zt ss. od. ... CORN EXCHANGE, FEB, 19i - ,-41'he Of 'Wheat, to-day, are rather large,; - which is heavy sale ;. and second, with inferior (I‘,:ilities, are Iv ther lower; Barley and .Malt likewise; e in demand, and dearer; Beans of both, sot la are cheaper ; the two kind of Pease, the supply . of Oats; is large, and this trade is quoted cheaper , sales of Flour arc cheaper. DIAD, 'On Saturday last, at Hare-lodge, essex, Mrs. Potts, rife of lows Port,„ Esq. SunclaY last, at tier house, Cadopn-plAcet Si"fl e ° street, Mts. Rosier. Bow-street), a n d p u bli s hed LONDON Printed by. R. 1-14ititis (of Martlett-court, t 14414it°11-stre ct ) ; At thtt Sun- Rice # :z Strand. ri W. A. Scrti i.rs (of South